Proverbs 25:28
Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who does not control his temper.
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ASV
He whose spirit is without restraint Is like a city that is broken down and without walls.
KJV
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| עִ֣יר | 'ir | a city | H5892 → |
| פְּ֭רוּצָה | Pe.ru.tzah | broken into | H6555 → |
| אֵ֣ין | 'ein | there not | H369 → |
| חוֹמָ֑ה | cho.Mah | [is] a wall | H2346 → |
| אִ֝֗ישׁ | 'Ish | a person | H376 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.Sher | whom | H834 → |
| אֵ֖ין | 'ein | not | H369 → |
| מַעְצָ֣ר | ma'.Tzar | control | H4623 → |
| לְרוּחֽוֹ׃ | le.ru.Cho | [belongs] to spirit his | H7307 → |
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